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MA International Relations
at University of Essex

Essex, United Kingdom

  • Tuition Fee £ 19,740
  • Country Rank#40
  • Duration12 Months
  • Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

We live in an increasingly interconnected and globalised world where events that unfold on other continents can affect our lives very quickly. Sometimes politicians are able to work together in a search for solutions but disagreement, and even the possibility of conflict, never seems far away.

Our most popular course, MA International Relations, attracts students from all over the world. You focus on general theoretical perspectives of the discipline, providing the tools for you to understand historical and contemporary events. The emphasis is on explaining and understanding international events, rather than simply the intellectual history of international relations as a field.

You also take optional modules from a large selection offered by our department, including:

  • Global environmental issues
  • Democracies in Europe
  • Forecasting global trends
  • International security
  • Conflict resolution


Our Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. We are 6th in UK for research power in politics and international studies (Times Higher Education research power measure, Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Cost Of Studying At University of Essex

Interest rates as low as 8.9% *

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned